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Heather Zavala Page 10

A Vanderbilt University nursing graduate, Heather Zavala, RN, CPN, works as a school nurse at a public elementary school in Manhattan, Kansas. She previously cared for hospitalized pediatric patients. Her daily clinic hours involve treating minor playground scrapes, managing student medications, and fielding children’s questions about how their bodies function.

When You Blush, Does Your Stomach Lining Also Blush?Gut & Kidney
Does Crying Raise Your Body Temperature?Biology
Can You Reshape Cartilage and How Is It Done?Bones & Muscles
Can Teeth Grow Anywhere on the Body?Dental
Why Do I Have to Pee When I Cry? The Scientific Reason Gut & Kidney
How Does a New Nail Grow Back? The Science of Regrowth Skin & Hair
Can Pain Make You Sweat and Why Does It Happen?Skin & Hair
Why Do I Randomly Get Goosebumps for No Reason?Skin & Hair
Can Crying Actually Give You a Fever?Immunity
Why Do My Cuts Heal So Fast? The Biological Reasons Biology
What Age Does Your Face Fully Develop?Skin & Hair
How Many Hairs Grow Out of a Follicle?Skin & Hair
Can a Person Have Black Eyes? The Biology Behind Them Eyes & ENT
Do Boys Sweat More Than Girls? A Scientific Look Skin & Hair
Why Do You Have a Uvula & What Does It Actually Do?Eyes & ENT
What Factors Contribute to Skin Color?Biology
Does Licking Wounds Help? The Science Behind Saliva Skin & Hair
Why Can I Taste What I Put on My Skin?Skin & Hair
What Do Flared Ribs Look Like? Causes & Implications Bones & Muscles
Can you absorb salt through your skin?Skin & Hair
Does Nasal Septum Cartilage Grow Back After Damage?Eyes & ENT
Are Belly Buttons Sensitive? The Science Behind It Skin & Hair
Can You Sweat From Being Too Cold?Skin & Hair
What Causes Hair to Stand Up When Cold or Frightened?Skin & Hair
Is Gold in the Human Body and What Is Its Function?Chemistry
Why Does My Body Swell in the Heat?Immunity
Does Water Go Into Your Bloodstream?Gut & Kidney
Why Do I Have an Indent in My Neck?Skin & Hair
When Do Kids Grow Kneecaps? From Cartilage to Bone Kids
Why Do I Have Dents in My Head & When to Worry Bones & Muscles